Global FM Settings - HALion - 7.1

Algorithm Display

In the display on the left, a block diagram of the selected algorithm is shown.

• To select a new algorithm preset, click Select Preset above the display.

• To select an operator, click on it in the display.

• To activate/deactivate an operator, hold down Shift, and click an operator.

• To solo an operator, hold down Ctrl/Cmd, and click it or right-click it. If the operator is part of a chain, that is, if other modulators are connected directly or via a feedback connection, the entire chain is soloed.

Operator Selector

From the pop-up menu in the section title bar, you can select one of the eight operators for editing. This allows you to switch between the different operators when making settings on the Level and Freq pages, for example.

Global Parameters

Below the display, you can find the global parameters. These allow you to quickly modify the sound of the FM algorithm without adjusting the individual operators.

Modulator Times Scale

Allows you to lengthen/shorten the overall level envelope time for all operators that act as modulators. This way, all operators that modify the frequency spectrum are adjusted at the same time.

Modulator Levels Scale

Allows you to increase/decrease the output levels for all operators that act as modulators. This way, all operators that modify the frequency spectrum are adjusted at the same time.

Carrier Times Scale

Allows you to lengthen/shorten the overall level envelope time for all operators that act as carriers. This way, all operator envelopes that define the level contour of a sound are adjusted at the same time.

Global Feedback

Allows you to scale the global intensity of all feedback signals.

Use Amp Envelope Release

This option affects the ending of an FM voice.

If Use Amp Env Release is deactivated, the following applies:

• Carriers with a Release Level set to 0 stop playing once the level envelope reaches the end of its release. The last carrier that ends stops the voice.

• Carriers with a Release Level above 0 continue playing on that level.

  Note

  In this mode, the release segment of the amp envelope of the zone is deactivated and cannot be edited. Only the Polyphony setting of the layer limits the number of voices that can be played at the same time.

If Use Amp Env Release is activated, the following applies:

• Carriers with a Release Level set to 0 stop playing once the level envelope reaches the end of its release. However, the voice continues to play until the end of the release of the amp envelope.

• Carriers with a Release Level above 0 continue playing on that level. The release time and the end of voice are determined by the amp envelope.

  Note

  The release of a carrier may not be played in its entirety if the amp envelope release is shorter. If the amp envelope release is longer, a voice may still be active even though all carriers have reached a release level of 0.